Selection Committee Accepting Comments on IMEs

The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration announced that the committee that selects providers who can perform independent medical examinations will accept comments on applicants through June. Independent medical examinations are neutral exams provided in certain workers' compensation cases when parties dispute a worker's medical treatment or when medical issues need clarification. IMEs can be performed by a single physician or a panel of physicians and specialists. Either party may petition a workers' compensation judge for the worker to be examined. Parties ...